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Sunday, 29 December 2013

Captain Philips Review

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Captain Philips Review – Another ‘Based on true event’ movie…starring
Tom Hanks…hmm…why not? You never what kinda lesson you could learn from past
events so you won’t make the same mistake. Plus the trailer looked good and it has
also been getting rave reviews. With Tom on the helm, you can’t go wrong right?
Plus, it’s been a while since I saw him on the big screen. So here we go…

How to survive from pirate?

The story is about Captain Richard Philips (Tom Hanks)
manning a cargo ship “Maersk Alabama” carrying food supplies among other things
across pirate infested ‘Horn of Africa’. Just when the crew are going thru
their ‘emergency’ drill, they notice two (2) small boats on their tail and
manage to fend-off the pirates. This good luck however does not last long when
the pirates return for the second time and manage to board the ship. Captain
Philips managed to gather his crew and hide them in the engine room to prevent
the pirates from kidnapping them. The four (4) armed Somali pirates demand for
millions of dollars in exchange for the safety of the vessel and start to look
for the crew members. Captain Philips strikes a deal with the lead pirate Muse
(Barkhad Abdi) by giving him thirty thousand dollars and convinces the rouge
bandits to leave the ship. Just when things seemed to calm down, the Captain lands
himself in ‘deep waters’. A large operation involving US Marine and SEALS ensues
in order to rescue the good Captain. Will they succeed? Jeng jeng jeng…

The Real Captain Richard Philips

Say what you want about the man. Tom Hanks never seize to
amaze me with his talents. Throw him in an island (Cast Away), he make friends
with a ‘ball’. Put him in jail (not as a prisoner) (The Green Mile), he make
friends with the inmates. There’s nothing this two time Oscars winner can’t do!
I only hope for more goodies from this living legend and who knows perhaps he
will get another nod for the coming award season. Tom! You rock!!! As for one
of the ‘bandit’ – Muse (played by skeleton looking Barkhad Abdi)…dude…you are most
definitely going places as well yo! I dare to say that he is this year’s one of
the best talent discovered. Now…please go eat something with the money you
earned acting in this movie. As for the rest of the cast…too many to mention
but they truly made me feel like I was part of the movie. Just watching from
safety on the seat hoping and praying ‘everything will be OK…Irish!’

Bandit and their guns!

I did however feel the film was a bit sluggish going into
second hour and thank God I don’t get ‘sea sick’ because the Director decided
to shot his movie with loads of the ocean angles. Brilliant acting did help
with to cover that draggy part. So did the music helping to connect with the
scenes. You can sometimes almost feel the waves bumping your butt! I can’t
imagine myself getting stuck in such situation for so long. Confirm muntah!
Bluek. Nevertheless, this movie is one of the better release among ‘ocean’ of
stinky poo out there so if you plan on going on a cruise (Crap! Just remembered
I’m going on board one come April) you might pick up a pointers here and there
on how to survive in case your ship gets high-jacked! (Touchwood!!!)